Vantage VB 30 SERIE MICROBASS

I myself VANTAGE VB30 is a bass amp 75 watts max (RMS so it feels roughly 40-45)

One nice thing the microphone jack for those who want their kid to sing
A built-in compression effect.
For the rest of the features see the other view.

Paid 195 euros at the time

UTILIZATION

Simple.
4 by setting the knobs like most amps what.

SOUNDS

Well let's be honest for 200 euros should not expect to have the same quality as Ashdown amp to 600 euros. The sonnorités are basic but you can make it back does not saturate and that's a guarantee of quality.

So to learn to play bass in a room with friends or repeat, it does so without problem.
In fact I put half volume and it already broke the head of my parents who listened to the TV (bottom
By the way for the beginner, it is necessary to the button "Master" almost fully and then we unhurriedly up the volume.

OVERALL OPINION

I had it for 3 years when I started and I sold half price with no worries, it was still running as well. Indestructible!

In summary if you are looking for a bass amp with big very heavy and the heat is better to type in amps to 400 euros if you want an amp "correct".
If not for a beginner who has a small budget is very good and you will find used in only 100 euros. And as is so tough you can sell your towers

Small transistor combo 30W.

HP (sight of pif, I would say) 8 ", but it has space (acoustic load). Closed back.

2 input jacks one for signal.

Pots input gain and output level.

3-band eq, presence Knob, switchable compressor with LED (indicating if it is engaged, do not ask more).

Front effects loop (send and return) and headphone output.

Switch on / off.

So far, so well done, after all ...

UTILIZATION

The setup is pretty simple ... but I wish I had the manual (I bought used) because when we started, not easy to know what to listen with names like "presence" and "compressor".

Apart from that, not difficult to use.

For the "good sound", it comes back later!

SOUNDS

While there, the sound ... my friends, is another joke!

Already be clear, this thing is not that a sound: soft and flat. The HP is very poor and the panel settings have virtually no effect on what comes out.

I used it with a Yamaha RBX260 bass (the entry level of the late 90s) but all in all nice basic. And as we talk about the bass amp that respect, as I'm sure this amp only respects himself (so to speak): certainly, if you connect an excavator compet in there, it will sound ... flat and soft.

Moreover, most of the time, I used my bass without the amp. That will tell you.

I also tried to take her to my first rehearsal ... do not count: Unable to push the beast. Anyway, 30W, it is not made for that, but more HP is bad, you were told!

In short, I put 1 because at least it will stop producing sound when it is turned off.

OVERALL OPINION

I kept it easily 6 years old, but I did not play the bass a quarter of an hour per month during that time. When I bought another amp, I got rid of it without wanting a penny!

Obviously, I bought it at the same time as my first bass at the time I just knew he needed an amp but knew nothing. I do not blame the seller refourgué me this: I bought in a cash converters 200FF.

Of course, with experience, I do not do it again this election, and I do not advise this combo especially for a beginner: there is no way to enjoy playing an instrument with such a tool.

For value for money ... say you pay dearly for a big heavy box that will gather dust. Rather buy an old radio tube real wood (which no longer works, of course, if it's worth more) on a flea market, if you really want to decorate your home.

The feature I like most, at last, no longer have it. I put 0 because I do not really see who could get the utility of such a device.